The wide-field shadowgraph method has been used to photograph the tip vortices of a hovering helicopter rotor in ground effect. The shadowgraphs were used to obtain quantitative measurements of the rotor tip vortex geometry both in and out of ground effect. Many important phenomena are visible in the rotor wake using this method. These include the variation in descent and contraction rates of the tip vortices in ground effect, and the interaction between tip vortices in the far wake. The tip vortex geometry from the shadowgraphs is compared with the tip vortex geometry predicted using a free wake hover performance analysis. The free wake analysis accurately predicts the tip vortex geometry both in and out of ground effect. Performance data from the test is compared with the performance predicted using several methods, including the free wake analysis. All methods provided reasonable predictions for the helicopter performance in ground effect.


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    Titel :

    Tip vortex geometry of a hovering helicopter rotor in ground effect


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    AHS Annual Forum ; 1989 ; Boston, MA, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1989-01-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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